On a more positive note, I believe the model himself lived to see VE Day. CWGC war dead records show only one Pte Mills of 2 Gloucesters, but he died 2 days after that pic was taken, and now lies in Berlin, which very likely would mean the deceased was a PoW at time of demise.

Don't knock the old BD and jerkin..! It may look odd to the modern viewer, but the high waisted trousers and short blouse is not a bad combination when combined with the webbing of the day. BD was made in wool, which although itchy, has the benefit of retaining a lot of its insulating properties when wet.. Ask @stoatman, I think he did some trials on it!

The blouse top look was all the rage in the 30s and was worn by both sides. The Panzer uniform was basically the same in black..

The leather jerkin was another, much valued gizzit which was extremely hard wearing and kept out the wind. It was particularly good for carrying stuff over your shoulder as it was slightly padded and did not catch on stuff. I had a stash of them for issue to folk working in Depot 90 and they had to be counted out and in!

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LE

Don't knock the old BD and jerkin..! It may look odd to the modern viewer, but the high waisted trousers and short blouse is not a bad combination when combined with the webbing of the day. BD was made in wool, which although itchy, has the benefit of retaining a lot of its insulating properties when wet.. Ask @stoatman, I think he did some trials on it!

The blouse top look was all the rage in the 30s and was worn by both sides. The Panzer uniform was basically the same in black..

The leather jerkin was another, much valued gizzit which was extremely hard wearing and kept out the wind. It was particularly good for carrying stuff over your shoulder as it was slightly padded and did not catch on stuff. I had a stash of them for issue to folk working in Depot 90 and they had to be counted out and in!

Can confirm - not only is wool great (unless you're sensitive to it, as many people are), but the cut on BD is actually very practical and comfortable. It was a real surprise to me, cos I expected it to be awful. You've actually got a lot of freedom of movement.

There's a good reason why that cut was copied by both the Americans and the Germans (who captured so much BD in France in 1940 that they actually issued it to U-boat crews IIRC).

LE

Can confirm - not only is wool great (unless you're sensitive to it, as many people are), but the cut on BD is actually very practical and comfortable. It was a real surprise to me, cos I expected it to be awful. You've actually got a lot of freedom of movement.

There's a good reason why that cut was copied by both the Americans and the Germans (who captured so much BD in France in 1940 that they actually issued it to U-boat crews IIRC).

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Can confirm - not only is wool great (unless you're sensitive to it, as many people are), but the cut on BD is actually very practical and comfortable. It was a real surprise to me, cos I expected it to be awful. You've actually got a lot of freedom of movement.

There's a good reason why that cut was copied by both the Americans and the Germans (who captured so much BD in France in 1940 that they actually issued it to U-boat crews IIRC).

I did Finnish Brutality 2019 in original 49-patt BD though. Here's the gear discussion video, you can find the playlist wth all the other vids easily (I think it's linked in the description or at the end)

The stopped clock of The Belfast Telegraph seems to indicate the
time
Of the explosion - or was that last week's? Difficult to keep
track:
Everything's a bit askew, like the twisted pickets of the
security gate, the wreaths,
That approximate the spot where I'm told the night patrol
went through.